李克强出访英国秀英文 获卡梅伦称赞

 　　Among many factors that have contributed to Premier¹ Li Keqiang's success in aligning² multiple business deals during his second day in Britain, the premier's ace³ command of English definitely stands out.

　　李克强总理访英第二日，中英成功签署多个商业协议。众多因素促成了此次访问成果，其中总理流利的英文对答无疑至关重要。

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　　"Your English is good," said British Prime Minister David Cameron inside the British Foreign and Commonwealth⁴ Office in London, delivering the compliment in front of media.

　　在英国外交和联邦事务部举行的记者招待会上，英国首相卡梅伦对李克强的流利英文大加称赞：“你的英文很好。”

　　During hours of in-depth conversations with Cameron, Li has been consistently promoting China in English.

　　在与卡梅伦长达数时的深入谈话中，李克强坚持用英文宣传中国。

　　At a leisurely⁵ tea time during which the premier and his wife sat with their British counterparts in the Camerons' garden, the leaders chatted with each other mostly on their own, relegating⁶ their interpreter to note-taking, according to Huang Jingwen, a photographer from Xinhua News Agency who was at the scene.

　　17日下午，李克强总理夫妇和卡梅伦首相夫妇在首相府花园中共进下午茶。据在场的新华社摄影师黄静文透漏，两国总理大多时候直接交流，同行译员只负责笔录工作。

　　When he was in college, Li helped with the translation into Chinese of The Due Process of Law, a book by English jurist Lord Denning⁷. He then married Cheng Hong, a professor of English language and literature.

　　大学期间，李克强曾协助翻译英国著名法官丹宁勋爵的名著《法律的正当程序》。而总理的夫人程虹则是一名英语语言和文学教授。

　　Li's English may not be perfect: he pronounces words with a slight accent and is still making progress in grammar. Traces of his native Anhui province show up at times when he speaks in both English and Mandarin⁸.

　　李克强的英语也许并不完美：他的英文发音有轻微的口音，语法也有待提升。在中文和英文发言时，都会带有安徽口音。

　　But his boldness in using English is impressive. It's a skill that can be put to good use by China's leaders on a global platform.

　　但是他在访外时大胆用英文交流，令人敬佩。这说明，中国领导人可以在国际平台上很好地施展英文交流技能。

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 aligning   

n. (直线)对准 动词align的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals. 有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。
• ToolTips provide textual hints that assist in drawing lines and aligning objects. 工具提示提供了协助画线和对象对齐的文本提示。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

4 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

5 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

6 relegating   

v.使降级( relegate的现在分词 )；使降职；转移；把…归类

参考例句：

7 denning   

vi.穴居（den的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• From now on, Dorothy Denning's IDES model was come into being. 在这之后，桃乐茜·顿宁(Dorothy Denning)的IDES（入侵检测专家系统）模型产生了。 来自互联网

8 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。